2014 British GT Championship

The 2014 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 22nd season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 19 April at Oulton Park and finished on 14 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings.[1] Ecurie Ecosse driver Marco Attard won the GT3 championship, while Ross Wylie and Jake Giddings took the GT4 championship for Beechdean Motorsport.

Entry list

2014 Entry List
TeamNo.DriversClassChassisEngineRounds
Beechdean-AMR[2]1 Jonathan Adam[2]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V12All
Andrew Howard[2]
407 Ross Wylie[3]GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4Aston Martin 4.7L V8All
Jake Giddings[3]
Generation Bentley Racing[4]2 James Appleby[4]GT3Bentley Continental GT3Bentley 4.0L Turbo V81–8
Steve Tandy[4]
Rosso Verde[5]3 Hector Lester[5]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V81–2, 7–10
Benny Simonsen[5]
Oman Racing Team[6]4 Michael Caine[6]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V12All
Ahmad Al Harthy[6]
5 Rory Butcher[6]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V12All
John Hartshorne[6]1–2
Liam Griffin3–4, 10
Jeff Smith[7]5–9
PGF Kinfaun-AMR[8]6 Phil Dryburgh[8]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V12All
John Gaw[8]1–8
Alex MacDowall[9]9–10
Triple Eight Race Engineering[10]8 Lee Mowle[10]GT3BMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4L V81–4
Joe Osborne[10]
Warren Hughes[11]9–10
Jody Firth[11]
88 Lee Mowle[12]GT3BMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4L V85–10
Joe Osborne[12]5–8
Ryan Ratcliffe[13]9–10
888 Derek Johnston[10]GT3BMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4L V8All
Luke Hines[10]1–8
Joe Osborne[13]9–10
Trackspeed[14]12 Warren Hughes[14]GT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0L Flat-61–8
Jody Firth[14]
31 Nick Tandy[15]GT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0L Flat-69–10
David Ashburn[15]
33 Phil Keen[14]GT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0L Flat-61–4
Jon Minshaw[14]
63 Phil Keen[16]GT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0L Flat-65–10
Jon Minshaw[16]
AF Corse[17]13 John Dhillon[17]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
Aaron Scott[18]
15 Toni Vilander[19]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V87–8
Yannick Mallegol[19]
16 Emmanuel Collard[19]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V87–8
François Perrodo[19]
29 Pasin Lathouras[17]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
Richard Lyons[17]1–3, 5–8, 10
Alessandro Pier Guidi[20]4
Matt Griffin[21]9
30 Jacques Duyver[17]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V84
Charlie Hollings[17]
M-Sport Racing[22]17 Steven Kane[22]GT3Bentley Continental GT3Bentley 4.0L Turbo V81–2, 4–10
Rembert Berg1–2, 4
Humaid Al Masaood[16]5–10
FF Corse18 Gary EastwoodGT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
Rob Barff1–4
Adam Carroll[16]5–9
Ollie Hancock[23]10
19 Piers Johnson[24]GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V810
Ron Johnson[24]
Strata2121 Tom Onslow-Cole[25]GT3Nissan GT-R GT3Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V61–2
Paul White[25]
Tom Onslow-ColeGT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V123–10
Paul White[25]
Preci-Spark Engineering22 David JonesGT3McLaren MP4-12C GT3McLaren 3.8L Turbo V81–2, 4–10
Godfrey Jones
United Autosports[26]23 Matt Bell[26]GT3Audi R8 LMS UltraAudi 5.2L V10All
Mark Patterson[26]1–4, 7–8, 10
Iain Dockerill[16]5–6
John McCullagh[27]9
24 Glynn Geddie[28]GT3McLaren MP4-12C GT3McLaren 3.8L Turbo V84
Jim Geddie[28]
MB Racing[20]26 Michael Brown[20]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V124
Jamie Wall[20]
HorsePower Racing[29]28 Paul BaileyGT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V121–9
Andy Schulz
Team LNT[24]32 Mike Simpson[24]GT3Ginetta G55 GT3Ginetta 4.3L V810
Steve Tandy[24]
MP-AMR[30]38 Richard Abra[30]GT3Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0L V121–8
Mark Poole[30]
Tom Sharp[31]9
Colin White[31]
IDL CWS Racing[32]40 Tom Sharp[32]GT3Ginetta G55 GT3Ginetta 4.3L V81–8
Colin White[32]1–4, 7–8
Ian Stinton[16]5–6
Optimum Motorsport[33]41 Matt DraperGT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V61–8
Tania Mann[33]1–3
Ryan Ratcliffe[34]4
Jade Edwards[35]5–8
Century Motorsport[36]42 Tom Oliphant[36]GT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6All
Rick Parfitt Jr.[36]
43 Morten Dons[37]GT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6All
Aleksander Schjerpen[37]
Team Parker Racing[38]44 Barrie Baxter[38]GT4Porsche 997 GT4Porsche 3.6L Flat-6All
Daniel Cammish[38]
ABG Motorsport[39]45 Declan Jones[39]GT4BMW M3 GT4BMW 4.0L V81–2, 4
Peter Belshaw1–2
Alain Schlesinger[20]4
Geoff Steel Racing[40] Declan Jones[40]9
Jeff Wyatt[40]
Twisted Team Parker[41]46 Bradley Ellis[41]GT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6All
Adrian Barwick[41]
Silverstone Auctions-AMR47 Andy RuhanGT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4Aston Martin 4.7L V81–2
Harry Whale
Fox Motorsport[41]48 Jamie Stanley[41]GT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6All
Paul McNeilly[41]
TF Sport[42]49 Andrew Jarman[42]GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4Aston Martin 4.7L V8All
Devon Modell[42]
Track Group[28]50 Bolaji Odunsi[28]GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4Aston Martin 4.7L V84
Paul O'Neill[28]
Academy Motorsport[43]55 Oli Basey-Fisher[43]GT4Ginetta G55 GT4Ford Cyclone 3.7L V61–8
Matt Nicoll-Jones[43]
APO Sport[28]69 Alex Osborne[28]GT4Porsche 997 GT4Porsche 3.6L Flat-64, 7–8, 10
James May[28]
ISSY Racing[41]77 Gavan Kershaw[41]GT4Lotus Evora GT4Toyota 4.0L V6All
Oz Yusuf[41]
Team Russia by Barwell[44]78 Timur Sardarov[44]GT3BMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4L V87–8
Jonny Cocker[44]
Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull[45]79 Marco Attard[45]GT3BMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4L V8All
Alexander Sims[45]1–4, 7–10
Jonny Cocker[46]5–6
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN[47]80 Chris Hoy[47]GT3Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6All
Alex Buncombe[47]1–4
Wolfgang Reip[16]5–8, 10
Jann Mardenborough[48]9
GPRM Toyota[20]86 Stefan Hodgetts[20]InvToyota GT86 GT4Subaru 2.0L Flat-44, 9–10
James Fletcher[20]
IconClass
GT3GT3 Class
GT3BGT3B Class
GT4GT4 Class
GTCCup Class
InvInvitation Class

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2014 calendar was announced on 5 October 2013.[1] Spa-Francorchamps replaced Zandvoort as the overseas round. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuitDateLengthPole PositionGT3 WinnerGT4 Winner
1Oulton Park21 April60 minsNo. 4 Oman Racing TeamNo. 4 Oman Racing TeamNo. 407 Beechdean-AMR
Michael Caine
Ahmad Al Harthy
Michael Caine
Ahmad Al Harthy
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
260 minsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 49 TF Sport
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Andrew Jarman
Devon Modell
3Rockingham5 May120 minsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 18 FF CorseNo. 55 Academy Motorsport
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Rob Barff
Gary Eastwood
Oli Basey-Fisher
Matt Nicoll-Jones
4Silverstone Arena1 June180 minsNo. 1 Beechdean-AMRNo. 4 Oman Racing TeamNo. 46 Twisted Team Parker
Jonathan Adam
Andrew Howard
Michael Caine
Ahmad Al Harthy
Bradley Ellis
Adrian Barwick
5Snetterton22 June60 minsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 63 TrackspeedNo. 77 ISSY Racing
Jonny Cocker
Marco Attard
Phil Keen
Jon Minshaw
Gavan Kershaw
Oz Yusuf
660 minsNo. 1 Beechdean-AMRNo. 1 Beechdean-AMRNo. 46 Twisted Team Parker
Jonathan Adam
Andrew Howard
Jonathan Adam
Andrew Howard
Bradley Ellis
Adrian Barwick
7Spa-Francorchamps12 July60 minsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 63 TrackspeedNo. 49 TF Sport
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Phil Keen
Jon Minshaw
Andrew Jarman
Devon Modell
860 minsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 407 Beechdean-AMR
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Alexander Sims
Marco Attard
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
9Brands Hatch GP31 August120 minsNo. 1 Beechdean-AMRNo. 31 TrackspeedNo. 407 Beechdean-AMR
Jonathan Adam
Andrew Howard
Nick Tandy
David Ashburn
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
10Donington Park14 September120 minsNo. 4 Oman Racing TeamNo. 63 TrackspeedNo. 42 Century Motorsport
Michael Caine
Ahmad Al Harthy
Phil Keen
Jon Minshaw
Tom Oliphant
Rick Parfitt Jr.

Championship standings

Marco Attard won the GT3 Drivers' Championship driving a BMW Z4 GT3
Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Length12345678910
60 mins251815121086421
60+ mins37.52722.51815129631.5

Drivers' championships

GT3

PosDriverOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPen.Points
1 Marco AttardRet123210414Ret148.5
2 Ahmad Al Harthy1710181221024138
Michael Caine1710181221024138
3 Alexander SimsRet123414Ret129.5
4 Phil Keen102Ret27†141Ret91121.5
Jon Minshaw102Ret27†141Ret91121.5
5 Jonathan Adam33526191516Ret998
Andrew Howard33526191516Ret998
6 Gary Eastwood24†Ret1RetRet2213821291.5
7 Pasin Lathouras26751397858974
8 Matt Bell4RetRetRet7652217358.5
9 Rory Butcher131512911133133555.5
10 Tom Onslow-Cole16164109314672153.5
Paul White16164109314672153.5
11 Nick Tandy1746.5
David Ashburn1746.5
12 Mark Patterson4RetRetRet522344.5
13 Richard Lyons267139788944
14 Derek Johnston7536DSQRet13RetRet91241.5
15 Adam CarrollRet2213839
16 Luke Hines7536DSQRet13Ret1238.5
17 Jeff Smith1113313337.5
18 Phil Dryburgh54RetDSQ5DSQRet9662434
19 Richard Abra68684711141533
Mark Poole68684711141533
20 Chris Hoy9131371416162111129
21 Joe OsborneDNSDNS111135185Ret9929
22 Lee MowleDNSDNS1111351851024†927.5
23 Ollie Hancock227
24 Rob Barff24†Ret1Ret1225.5
25 Alex MacDowall6624
26 Jonny Cocker210192119
27 Wolfgang Reip14161621118
28 Liam Griffin129518
29 Steven Kane8174Ret24Ret18Ret14616
Rembert Berg8174616
30 Alessandro Pier Guidi515
30 Matt Griffin515
31 Iain Dockerill7614
32 Jody FirthRetRet151227†11Ret4RetRet12
Warren HughesRetRet151227†11Ret4RetRet12
33 Alex Buncombe91313711
34 John Gaw54RetDSQ5DSQRet92410
35 Emmanuel Collard6128
François Perrodo6128
36 John Dhillon111881412141217Ret107.5
Aaron Scott111881412141217Ret107.5
37 Paul Bailey15129Ret15Ret811147
Andy Schulz15129Ret15Ret811147
38 Yannick Mallegol1576
Toni Vilander1576
39 Steve Tandy18914DNS1081020Ret62
James Appleby18914DNS108102062
40 Ryan Ratcliffe1024†1.5
David JonesRet11151715221613Ret0
Godfrey JonesRet11151715221613Ret0
Jann Mardenborough110
Hector Lester1414201912120
Benny Simonsen1414201912120
John Hartshorne13150
Jacques Duyver130
Charlie Hollings130
Piers Johnson130
Ron Johnson130
Humaid Al MasaoodRet24Ret18Ret140
Ian Stinton16Ret0
Michael Brown160
Jamie Wall160
John McCullagh170
Timur Sardarov19210
Glynn GeddieRet0
Jim GeddieRet0
Mike SimpsonRet0
Tom Sharp1210Ret28†16Ret17Ret156−5
Colin White1210Ret28†17Ret156−5
PosDriverOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPen.Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT4

PosDriverOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPen.Points
1 Jake Giddings17221720192024231819207.5
Ross Wylie17221720192024231819207.5
2 Andrew Jarman20191819222123291916190
Devon Modell20191819222123291916190
3 Adrian BarwickRet252117231728262517140
Bradley EllisRet252117231728262517140
4 Tom OliphantRetRet2324201826252315121.5
Rick Parfitt Jr.RetRet2324201826252315121.5
5 Morten Dons2320Ret21211927Ret2222†104
Aleksander Schjerpen2320Ret21211927Ret2222†104
6 Gavan Kershaw1921Ret2518Ret2524Ret23100
Oz Yusuf1921Ret2518Ret2524Ret23100
7 Paul McNeillyRet2619232425†3027201895.5
Jamie StanleyRet2619232425†3027201895.5
8 Barrie Baxter26272022262229Ret212083
Daniel Cammish26272022262229Ret212083
9 Matt Draper2124221828†DNS31Ret59
10 Oli Basey-Fisher25Ret16Ret2523RetDNS53.5
Matt Nicoll-Jones25Ret16Ret2523RetDNS53.5
11 Tania Mann21242229
12 Ryan Ratcliffe1827
13 Peter Belshaw222320
14 Declan Jones2223DSQRet128
15 James MayRetRet28Ret8
Alex OsborneRetRet28Ret8
16 Jade Edwards28†DNS31Ret3
17 Paul O'Neill261.5
Bolaji Odunsi261.5
Jeff WyattRet0
Richie StanawayDNSDNS0
Harry WhaleDNSDNS0
Alain SchlesingerDSQ12−12
Guest drivers ineligible for points
James FletcherDNS2425†0
Stefan HodgettsDNS2425†0
PosDriverOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPen.Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' championships

GT3

PosTeamOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPoints
1 Oman Racing Team1710181221024193.5
1315129111331335
2 Trackspeed1021512141411180
RetRetRet27†27†11RetRet97
3 Ecurie EcosseRet123210414Ret148.5
4 Beechdean-AMR33526191516Ret107
5 AF Corse26751296758104.5
1118813131478Ret10
6 FF Corse24†Ret1RetRet221382103.5
13
7 Triple Eight Race Engineering75363513510990
DNSDNS1111DSQRet18RetRet24†
8 United Autosports4RetRetRet7652217358.5
Ret
9 PGF Kinfaun-AMR54RetDSQ5DSQRet96658
10 Strata2116164109314672153.5
11 MP-AMR68684711141548
12 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN9131371416162111129
13 M-Sport Racing8174Ret24Ret18Ret1422
14 Generation Bentley Racing18914DNS10810208
15 HorsePower Racing15129Ret15Ret811147
16 IDL CWS Racing1210Ret28†16Ret17Ret1
Preci-Spark EngineeringRet11151715221613Ret0
Rosso Verde1414201912120
MB Racing160
Team Russia by Barwell19210
Team LNTRet0
PosTeamOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPoints

GT4

PosTeamOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPoints
1 Century Motorsport23202321201826252215225.5
RetRetRet24†211927Ret2322†
2 Beechdean-AMR17221720192024231819207.5
3 TF Sport20191819222123291916190
4 Twisted Team ParkerRet252117231728262517140
5 ISSY Racing1921Ret2518Ret2524Ret23100
6 Fox MotorsportRet2619232425†3027201895.5
7 Team Parker Racing26272022262229Ret212083
8 Optimum Motorsport2124221828†DNS31Ret59
9 Academy Motorsport25Ret16Ret2523RetDNS54.5
10 ABG Motorsport2223DSQ20
11 APO SportRetRet28Ret8
11 Track Group261.5
Geoff Steel RacingRet0
Silverstone Auctions-AMRDNSDNS0
Guest teams ineligible for points
GPRM ToyotaDNS2425†0
PosTeamOULROCSILSNESPABRHDONPoints

References

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